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Parking is along Whalley Road and parents/children are met at the gate directly facing The Hyndburn restaurant. Parents are asked to park considerately bearing in mind that it is a main road and away from the neighbouring houses.
Great and Small Forest School has a Review Score of 8.8 (8.750) out of 10, based on 2 reviews in the last 2 years. Over all time Great and Small Forest School has 20 reviews.
Review from Clare R (Mother of Child) published on 6 March 2024
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Review from Amy T (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2024
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Thank you so much for your lovely words, we are honoured to be a part of your son's childhood.
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Review from J M (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2023
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Review from James W (Father of Child) published on 28 October 2022
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Reply from Victoria Cocken, Owner at Great and Small Forest School
Thank you for your lovely words. It's been an absolute joy to watch your little boy play and thrive in the woodland. We shall miss him lots but know that he will continue to thrive at school. Hopefully, we'll see you again soon in our holiday clubs instead.
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Review from Amilia C (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2021
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Thank you for your lovely review and kind words. It's great to hear that you understand the benefits of our setting and appreciate our communication - it's really important to us to have good, open relationships with our parents as much as our children.
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Review from Ashleigh H (Mother of Child) published on 16 December 2021
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Reply from Victoria Cocken, Owner at Great and Small Forest School
Thank you for your lovely review and kind words. Lockdown has been tough for many families and children so it's nice to hear that we have helped in some small way. We are so pleased that you enjoy our parent and child sessions and look forward to seeing you in the new year on the next block of sessions.
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Review from Victoria B (Mother of Child) published on 10 December 2021
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Thank you for your lovely review. Your little boy really does enjoy both settings and it's lovely to watch him grow.
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Review from Bethany J (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2021
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Thank you for your lovely review. Your son is certainly an integral part of our setting as he's been with us since the beginning! It's an honour to have been and continue to be an important part of his childhood and early education.
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Review from Brydie K (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2021
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Thank you for your lovely review. Your son always wears a big smile on his face when he's at either of our settings and it's wonderful to see and be part of his happiness.
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Review from Nyree S (Mother of Child) published on 9 December 2021
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Thank you so much for your lovely review. The mud kitchen certainly is an enjoyable feature of our forest school for many children.
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Review from Jenny S (Mother of Child) published on 4 August 2021
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Review from Siobhan T (Mother of Child) published on 9 March 2021
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Thank you for your lovely review. We certainly enjoy having your daughter with us too and seeing her confidence, resilience and independence growing every week.
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Review from Jake C (Father of Child) published on 6 March 2021
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Thank you for your review. From our part it is a privilege to be able to see your son's development and enjoyment at both of our settings. I'm pleased that you like the app; we find it is an effective tool for parental communication as well as for our records. Thanks again.
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Review from Rachael L (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2021
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Thank you for your review. Yes your daughter certainly does enjoy herself with us and is a joy to be with, watching her development and growth. She enjoys being able to have extra wraparound care at the kindergarten too so best of both worlds being able to enjoy both settings. Thanks again.
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Review from Michael L (Father of Child) published on 4 March 2021
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Thank you for your review. We are privileged that you drive that distance for your son to come to our forest school. It's wonderful watching him grow and develop and make lovely friendships too. Thanks again.
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Review from Jennifer B (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2021
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Thank you for your review. It is wonderful to see your daughter's smile and laughter as she gets thoroughly stuck into the outdoor play. It's really important to us to develop children's connection with nature and the outdoors as it's so beneficial. Even if rather muddy at times... Thanks again.
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Review from Rebbecca P (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2021
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Thank you for your review. Our ethos is such that we encourage a child-led and interest-led, play-based approach which we will, and lots of research and theory supports, is a really beneficial way to support children's learning and holistic development and wellbeing, which are all really important to us. Your son certainly thrives in his woodland environment and takes quality learning and development from his adventures. Thanks again.
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Review from Claire W (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2021
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Thank you for your review. We all certainly do love to play and explore in the great outdoors which is so beneficial in so many aspects across not only the early years curriculum (and beyond) but for developing the holistic aspects of our children, characteristics and skills that they will hopefully take with them throughout their life. Thanks again.
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Review from Zoe S (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2021
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Thank you for your review. Helping children to develop their own sense of danger and risk assessment is a big part of our practice as this really does develop a children's sense of self-esteem and confidence that they will hopefully take throughout their life. It's clear to see how your daughter has developed in all of these areas and how much she enjoys her time at Forest School too. Thanks again.
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Review from Lucy S (Mother of Child) published on 4 March 2021
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Thank you for your review. Coming from a fellow teacher who appreciates the learning opportunities that our settings present and how these beneficially impact children not just educationally but as the 'whole child' is a wonderful affirmation that we are doing the right thing! Thanks again.
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The Review Score of 8.8 (8.750) out of 10 for Great and Small Forest School is based on a) the Average Rating and b) the number of positive Reviews.
a) The Average Rating is 5.0 out of 5 from 2 Reviews in the last 24 months.
b) The score for the number of positive Reviews is 3.8 out of 5 from 2 positive Reviews in the last 24 months.
The maximum Review Score for a Day Nursery is 10, which is made up from the Average Rating of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) and the Number of Reviews (maximum of 5 points) in the last 24 months:
a) 5 Points are available for the Average Rating from all Reviews in the last 24 months.
The Average Rating of 5.000 for Great and Small Forest School is calculated as follows: ( (23 Excellents x 5) ) ÷ 23 Ratings = 5
b) 5 Points are available for the number of Positive Reviews in the last 24 months. A Positive Review is defined as any Review with an 'Overall Experience' of '4' or '5' (out of a max rating '5').
The 3.75 Points relating to the number of positive Reviews for Great and Small Forest School is based on 2 positive Reviews in the last 24 months and is calculated as per below:
The 5 points available are broken down as follows:
i) 4 points are available for the first 10 Positive Reviews in the last 24 months; 3 points for the first Positive Review, and then 0.125 Points for each of the next four Positive Reviews and then 0.1 Points for the next five Positive Reviews. (1st = 3.000, 2nd = 0.125, 3rd = 0.125, 4th = 0.125, 5th = 0.125, 6th = 0.100, 7th = 0.100, 8th = 0.100, 9th = 0.100, 10th = 0.100) 3 + 0.125 = 3.125
ii) 1 point is available for the number of Positive Reviews reaching 20% of the number of registered child places in the last 24 months. If this number is partially reached, then that proportion of 1 point is given. eg a Day Nursery registered for a maximum of 50 child places has to reach 10 Positive Reviews to receive 1 point, if it has 7 reviews it will receive 0.7 points. 20% of the 16 number of registered child places is 3.2. 2 Positive Reviews ÷ 3.2 = 0.625
When a Review is submitted by someone who has previously submitted a Review, only the latest Review will count towards the Review Score.
If a Day Nursery does not have a review in the last 24 months, then it will not have a Review Score.
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